September, 1919 
FOREST AND STREAM 
477 
mosquito proof. It will withstand the 
worst gale that ever blew up the beach; 
does not exceed 4% pounds in weight 
and rolls up into a bundle about 14 
inches long by 5 inches through. 
The material is unbleached muslin, 
dyed dark green with 10 cents 
worth of Putnam dyes, before 
cutting up. It takes about 8 
yards of material, 114 yards 
wide. A card of snap fasten- 
ers, for snapping the mosquito 
bar along one side, may be 
purchased, though I sewed the 
scrim all around, and a roll or 
two of inch wide tape for loops 
completes the list of necessi- 
ties. 
In construction, cut the 
goods so as to form a rectangle 
(Fig. 5) EIHJ, about seven 
by seven, although you must 
allow about 2 or 3 inches for 
seams. The rectangle com- 
pleted (be sure to have seams 
running up and down, as 
shown by dotted lines), mark a 
line AB, 2 feet from E on the 
side EJ to a point B, 2 feet 
from H on the side IH. Cut 
along this line. Now reverse 
the piece EIBA so as to put 
end IB where end AE is in the 
sketch. Now the line .^B will 
EIF fall straight down, 1 foot in front 
running to a point in the rear. In 
my last season’s tent these side walls 
did not appear, but I like a small wall 
at the head end otherwise the slant of 
the roof touches the head, unless one is 
make it about a foot longer than the 
height of the tent. This extra length 
may be tucked in under the sill IJ, when 
retiring and sand will hold it flat. If 
desired, a storm curtain covering the 
front may be made to snap along, AF 
and AG, although I have never 
found it necessary. 
Thei'e is no ground cloth, as 
on the sands this is not needed, 
but a sod cloth or strip of mus- 
lin 6 inches wide is sewn all 
around the lower edge of the 
tent and turns in, to pile sand 
on, as shown by the dotted 
lines in Fig. 4. Phis, while 
not actually necessary, helps 
to keep the tent fly - proof. 
This practically covers the 
construction of this little tent 
which fills the necessary re- 
quirements as to strength, 
lightness and cheapness. 
It has plenty of room for 
one man and seems to me to 
solve the shelter problem for 
the hiker. It is very quickly 
erected, needs only two short 
poles that may be picked up 
anywhere along the beach or 
split from a board. 
As the pitch of the tent is 
steep and the muslin of close 
weave I have not found it 
be the ridge of the tent. Sew this run- 
ning in a rope or an inch wide linen 
tape, leaving loops at the ends to tie 
the tent ropes to. 
The little end of the tent, as shown 
(Fig. 2), is merely a triangle 2 feet on 
a side with a little window of scrim 
cut in for ventilation. This end should 
next be sewn in and the seams turned in. 
The front (Fig. 1) AFG is also a 
triangle, 4 feet on each side and from 
F and G the little side walls GJH and 
plumb in the middle of the tent. 
Cut from whatever material is left 
enough to make a long piece about 3 
inches wide to sew all around the front 
end, as shown in Fig. 1 — the lower piece 
4 feet long. This will give the correct 
ground plan when the tent is staked out, 
as shown in Fig. 4. A side elevation is 
shown in Fig. 3. 
The scrim mosquito bar is sewn in 
the front under the 3-inch strips of 
muslin. Allow it to be very loose and 
neccessary to waterproof it, but if de- 
sired it can be done with a liquid that 
may be found in most sporting-goods 
houses at a cost of about sixty centss 
and will add about % of a pound to the. 
tent’s weight. 
With this little tent with you on your 
hike along the beach you can camp in 
perfect comfort and make the days and 
nights you spend by the sounding sea a 
present joy and a happy memory. 
A. F. Westekvelt, New York. 
